A mistrial was declared Thursday in the case of a former Bullitt County sheriff’s deputy accused of sodomy and rape.
A grand jury indicted Brent Hall in August 2022. The charges stem from an encounter in December 2020 when Hall and another deputy were sent to the residence of an “extremely inebriated” woman, according to court documents.
Investigators said the woman was taken to the hospital, but Hall returned to her home with alcohol and had sex with her 13 hours later. He allegedly tried to hide the sexual encounter from investigators.
Hall was given pre-termination papers on June 8, 2021, after a Bullitt County Sheriff’s Department investigation. He resigned two days later before he was fired. On the same day, he was sworn in as a part-time officer for the Pioneer Village Police Department but was placed on administrative unpaid leave after the indictment, which alleged Hall “engaged in sexual intercourse with another person who was incapable of consent due to being physically helpless.”
Hall told investigators after his arrest that the woman had asked him to return to her home when he was finished with his shift.
The conversation was captured on Hall’s body camera video.
Court documents allege that Hall changed his mind and later admitted to returning to the woman’s home with a bottle of vodka and having sex with her.
Hall’s trial began Tuesday. The Bullitt County Clerk confirmed a mistrial was declared Thursday, but it is unclear why.
Source: WDRB
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